Ai Iinuma and Yusei Yagi cast in TV Asahi drama “Minami-kun ga Koibito”

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Ai Iinuma and Yusei Yagi are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Minami-kun ga Koibito.” The drama series is based on manga series “Minami kun no Koibito” by Shungiku Uchida, which has been previously adapted into 1994 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girl,” 2004 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girlfriend,” and 2015 Fuji TV drama… Read more »

Main trailer and teaser posters for movie “Escape”

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Main trailer and teaser posters for movie “Escape” starring Lee Je-Hoon & Koo Kyo-Hwan. The film, directed by Lee Jong-Pil (“Lee Jong-Pil“), follows North Korean soldier Im Kyu-Nam (Lee Je-Hoon) as he tries to flee the country and is chased by Officer Ri Hyun-Sang (Koo Kyo-Hwan). Caption on Lee Je-Hoon’s teaser poster states “It isn’t… Read more »

Teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “My Sweet Mobster”

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Teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “My Sweet Mobster” starring Um Tae-Goo, Han Sun-Hwa, & Kwon Yool. The upcoming drama series has Um Tae-Goo play a reformed ex-gangster Seo Ji-Hwan, Han Sun-Hwa play children’s content creator Go Eun-Ha, and Kwon Yool play Prosecutor Jang Hyeon-Woo. Although they come very different backgrounds, they get involved… Read more »

Eiko Koike and Taiga Nakano cast in Fuji TV drama “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin”

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Eiko Koike and Taiga Nakano are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Kankuro Kudo (“Let’s Get Divorced“). Story for “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin” will be set at an old hospital in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. They receive patients that include homeless people,… Read more »

Disney+ to stream drama series “Seoul Busters”

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Upcoming police-comedy drama series “Seoul Busters,” starring Kim Dong-Wook, Park Ji-Hwan, Seo Hyun-Woo, Park Se-Wan, & Lee Seung-Woo, will be broadcast exclusively through Disney+. The drama series was first announced that it would air through SBS, but has since switched to Disney+. The screenplay is written by Lee Young-Chul & Lee Gwang-Jae, who previously worked together… Read more »

Kasumi Arimura cast in Fuji TV drama “Umi no Hajimari”

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Kasumi Arimura cast in Fuji TV drama series “Umi no Hajimari” co-starring Ren Meguro. Drama series is based on an original screenplay by Miku Ubukata (“My Beloved Flower“).”Umi no Hajimari” will have Kasumi Arimura return to Fuji TV’s 9PM time for the first time since 2016 drama series “Love That Makes You Cry.” In the… Read more »